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Originally Posted by kingkilburn
I also have little to no confidence in the average American's ability to understand the current Constitution.
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So I take it you're not the average American? I'd just like to know where you're coming from and what your experience with the Constitution is.
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Originally Posted by ronmcdon
-What's important is how the Supreme court interprets existing law, whatever it is.
-Thats the reason why ppl interpret it in different ways,
-Which is why law pretty much falls on supreme court's interpretation of any given issue.
-The intentions are good and it was applicable at the time it was written.
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Knowing what the men who influenced and wrote the Constitution were about would make interpreting it much easier. And it wasn't written to last just a little while, it was written to be lasting. What has happened is we've been lead to believe that is has become "outdated" by the very people who continue to do all the stupid things they do while we sit around and say "wtf?" For instance, welfare... Never was supposed to be welfare, but there is.
"If we can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people, under the pretense of taking care of them, they must become happy." (Bergh, Writings of Thomas Jefferson, 10:342.)
That's just a quick and simple example of how things have become how they were never intended. I'm sure there's much more of that, but I'm not an expert in this field, that's just one of the things I happen to know.
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Originally Posted by nismolvr
The vast majority of Americans blame illegals for the current state of the economy.Instead of Blaming the Government.I mean ,if you leave your house unlocked ,who is at fault when thieves can walk right in and take your stuff?Yes the thief is at fault but whos job is it to secure the home?
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So it's the Governments fault you didn't lock the door? I see what you did there though, and if anyone is to blame for our country's spiral downward, it is ourselves, first and foremost. Anyone who is just blaming illegals is retarded.
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Originally Posted by ericcastro
I wish they would make EVERYONE that supports this take the illegals jobs for the same rate.
You know how much a non illegal would want for picking vegtables?
holy shit things are gonna get expensive, OR SHIP OFF TO OTHER COUNTRIES!!
No one would EVER work any of those jobs for that rate.
Mexicans arent taking jobs.
If you go to the places they work, they will hire you over them in a heart beat.
But you wont be there after 1 week at the pay rate.
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You make it sound as if they don't make minimum wage, and I have no idea if that's the case. So please inform me Mr. Castro.
We're really getting off topic though. Someone should make a Constitution thread.